openSUSE alert openSUSE-SU-2010:1004-1 (libxml2)

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openSUSE-SU-2010:1004-1 (important): libxml2: Fixing invalid memory access in the xpath handling (CVE-2010-4008). 
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Thu,  2 Dec 2010 00:08:35 +0100 (CET)
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   openSUSE Security Update: libxml2: Fixing invalid memory access in the xpath handling
(CVE-2010-4008).
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2010:1004-1
Rating:             important
References:         #648277 
Cross-References:   CVE-2010-4008
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE 11.3
                    openSUSE 11.2
                    openSUSE 11.1
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   libxml2: Invalid memory access in the xpath handling has
   been fixed. CVE-2010-4008 has been assigned to this issue.


Patch Instructions:

   To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - openSUSE 11.3:

      zypper in -t patch libxml2-3459

   - openSUSE 11.2:

      zypper in -t patch libxml2-3459

   - openSUSE 11.1:

      zypper in -t patch libxml2-3459

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - openSUSE 11.3 (i586 x86_64):

      libxml2-2.7.7-4.3.1
      libxml2-devel-2.7.7-4.3.1

   - openSUSE 11.3 (x86_64):

      libxml2-32bit-2.7.7-4.3.1
      libxml2-devel-32bit-2.7.7-4.3.1

   - openSUSE 11.3 (noarch):

      libxml2-doc-2.7.7-4.3.1

   - openSUSE 11.2 (i586 x86_64):

      libxml2-2.7.3-2.3.1
      libxml2-devel-2.7.3-2.3.1
      libxml2-doc-2.7.3-2.3.1

   - openSUSE 11.2 (x86_64):

      libxml2-32bit-2.7.3-2.3.1
      libxml2-devel-32bit-2.7.3-2.3.1

   - openSUSE 11.1 (i586 ppc x86_64):

      libxml2-2.7.1-9.9.1
      libxml2-devel-2.7.1-9.9.1
      libxml2-doc-2.7.1-9.9.1

   - openSUSE 11.1 (x86_64):

      libxml2-32bit-2.7.1-9.9.1
      libxml2-devel-32bit-2.7.1-9.9.1

   - openSUSE 11.1 (ppc):

      libxml2-64bit-2.7.1-9.9.1
      libxml2-devel-64bit-2.7.1-9.9.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4008.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/648277